Carl Nicks dealing with permanent toe injury

Wright already is gone. While Nicks is still there, he’s not really there — because of a toe injury that will always be there for Nicks.

Nicks showed up for camp with his foot heavily bandaged, and he has participated sparingly in practice. He explained to reporters that it’s a condition that won’t completely be going away. Ever.

“I will have to deal with it my whole life,” Nicks said, via JoeBucsFan.com. “Honestly, it is not 100 percent, yet. I plan on playing some this next preseason game and obviously, the third one. We will see how it goes.”

Regardless of how it goes, it’s never going away.

“I have all the confidence in the world I will be back to playing,” Nicks said. “I will just have to deal with it my whole life. I would lie if I told you it didn’t affect me at all. It affects the way I walk, the way I stand around. I have to stand a certain kind of way. It is something I just have to deal with. I don’t want to get into taking painkillers and not knowing if it is hurting.”

It’s unclear whether Nicks is suffering from turf toe or some other toe injury. Regardless, it’s affecting him — and it will be affecting him forever.

He played for several seasons barely practicing, and getting an injection on Sunday in order to play. Carl Nicks is an excellent Guard. I don’t know what the long-term ramifications are of doing what Ogden did…hopefully Nicks reached out and got a little guidance on what the best course is, plus how it will affect him down the road.

Since he didn’t have a history of foot injuries I doubt that he had foot xrays before signing. I can’t help but wondering if they would have noticed something if they wold have taken xrays. It should be mandatory to xray the feet of guys over 300lbs before making this kind of investment. Call me skeptical, but I don’t think week 2 of last season ws the first time this guy ever had his foot swell.

Is there ever any good news? Hillis injured. Bowers is a bust. Revis signed to mega deal with torn ACL. Nicks injured for life and now Martin won’t be as effective. Gave Mike Williams #1WR money. Eric Wright signed mega deal then cut, then signed, then cut, then traded then cut. Connor Barth injured and cut. Dan Orlovsky is on the team. Myron Lewis bust cut. All recently. Woahzers!